Alexander Shubin is a Russian-Canadian artist who presently resides and paints in his art-studio in Ottawa, Canada. Alexander expresses his creative mind using a unique style and techniques which he has developed living and painting in Europe, but he is always in search for a new and original manner to express himself in art. In his works Alex often uses contemporary and surreal ideas and combines them with his extraordinary style.
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Welcome to The Gallerist Blog, where contemporary art meets philosophy and mythology. The blog features the latest artist presentations and articles, exploring the beauty and complexity of these fascinating subjects.
What is beauty? Why are we so attracted to beauty? Neoplatonism is based upon an axiomatic presupposition that […]
Anna Marinova, Born in 1983 in St.Petersburg, lives and works in St.Petersburg, Russia. In 2010 she graduated from the I.Y.Repin University of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 2008 she was awarded with the medal of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts for academic achievements.
Angels: (from the Latin Angelus meaning messenger) are a race of spiritual beings intermediate between God and men; described in Hebrew, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, as well as in the Kabala. They are usually depicted with wings (but not always) and have no gender unless granted physical form in a mission to the Earthly realm.
Paintings by Gustav Bauernfeind
Gustav Bauernfeind (4 September 1848, Sulz am Neckar – 24 December 1904, Jerusalem) was a German painter, illustrator […]
Paintings by Herman Smorenburg
Dutch painter Herman Smorenburg was born in Alkmaar on the seventh of June 1958. At an early age […]
Yuri Klapoukh was born in 1963. Graduated from the Moscow Institute of painting of V.I.Surikov in 1993. Professionally engaged in painting during 15 years. His favorite themes are Russian landscape, classical portrait and genre scene of the rural life. Took part in many group and personal exhibitions. His paintings are in private collections in the USA, Czechia, Poland, Austria, the Republic of South Africa and Germany.
In modern times, spirituality and eroticism seem to be two separate and mutually exclusive concepts. In this article I will focus on ancient Greece and their view of spirituality and eroticism.
Paintings by Graham Twyford
Graham Twyford has always taken pleasure in drawing and painting. From an early age he tried to visualise […]
Paintings by Albert Rieger
The Austrian painter Albert Rieger (Vienna-Trieste 1802-1883) is difficult to grasp in the sources. He was born in […]